Faith No More are “in a really weird spot” and uncertain of future

Roddy Bottum has spoken about the future of Faith No More, and said that the band are in “a really weird spot” right now.

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The guitarist and keyboard player has been a part of the line-up since the band established themselves under the Faith No More name in 1983. However, according to his recent comments, it seems he is just as unclear about the band’s future as the fans are.

When asked by Chile’s Radio Futuro about the state of the band in a recent interview, Bottom replied: “I don’t know. I honestly don’t know.”

“You don’t have to believe me, but there’s nothing [to say],” he added. “Right now we’re in a really weird spot, a really strange spot, and I can’t really tell you what’s going on. I don’t know myself. I get different information from people… and I’m in the band.”

When asked if he plays a role in calling the shots and organising new projects for the band, the musician responded: “Not really. If I did, we’d probably be playing in Chile next week.”

The band – originally formed as Sharp Young Men – adopted their current name in 1983 and went on to share six albums before splitting up in 1998. Their most popular releases came as frontman Mike Patton joined the line-up in 1988, and included 1989’s ‘The Real Thing’ and 1992’s ‘Angel Dust’.

They came together for a reunion in 2009 and played a number of shows around the world before releasing the LP ‘Sol Invictus’ six years later. They played their final live shows in 2016, before the death of former vocalist Chuck Mosley the following year.

The band were then expected to play a number of live shows in 2020 across the US, Europe and Australia, but these were later postponed due to the outbreak of COVID-19. They were officially scrapped in 2021.

In the time since, Patton has been focussing his efforts on Mr Bungle, playing a number of gigs with the band last year. This included a slot at Download Festival 2024. The frontman has also been open about his mental health struggles over recent years too and explained how his agoraphobia diagnosis has impacted his approach to playing live.

As reported by Billboard, Bottum described Faith No More as being on a “semi-permanent hiatus” back in October.

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